The Biggest Beauty Vice Is Not What You Think
There is a long list of beauty vices worth giving up in the new year—falling into bed with an unwashed face, constant nail-biting, the list goes on. Fortunately, one of the worst of the lot happens to be the easiest fix: Daily dehydration, which can wreak serious skin damage (breakouts and dryness), along with fatigue and poor brain function. And because simply drinking more water each day isn't as easy as it may seem, here are four foolproof ways to force yourself to hydrate this winter—and build the foundation for a more beautiful spring.
Try a Hydration-Minded App
There are countless apps that make water runs less of a chore. Take Plant Nanny, which tracks the number of glasses you drink each day to help a cute little plant grow. For the app-averse, a series of well-timed phone alarms or calendar alerts does the trick.
Tuck Bottles Everywhere
A bit of a no-brainer, but water bottles are best kept everywhere—in the gym bag, handbag, living room, bedside—to act as an inescapable visual reminder to drink up. A sleek, extra-large vessel on your desk, filled up each morning and consumed throughout the workday, can be a practical objet. Versions from VitaJuwel, Visobu and Bkr are particular favorites at the Vogue office.
Eat What You Drink
Rather than down excessive liquid each day, why not turn to snacks that have a high water content? That means obvious choices like chunks of watermelon, strawberries, sliced cucumber, and celery, all of which make ideal work snacks.
Fake It 'Till You Make It
Can’t make it to the water fountain? A generous dousing of face mist or a slather of something like Milk Makeup’s Hydrating Oil Stick, which covers skin in moisturizing natural oils, can keep skin from feeling overly dried out—until you muster the strength to get the real thing, of course.
